Project Hail Mary — Ryan Gosling’s good humour propels space caper of serious uplift
A science teacher buddies up with a boulder-like alien to save the sun in an escapist morale-booster from the makers of ‘The Lego Movie’

A science teacher buddies up with a boulder-like alien to save the sun in an escapist morale-booster from the makers of ‘The Lego Movie’
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There s plenty lined up for tomorrow s match. Find out what s in store.
There s plenty lined up for tomorrow s match. Find out what s in store.
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Arya is an AI-powered intimacy "concierge" for couples that provides advice on relationships, sex, and bedroom toys. It recently raised millions.
Computer scientists and weather scientists have taken the first steps toward creating an AI agent capable of analyzing and answering questions in natural language, such as English, about data from AI-driven weather and climate forecasting models. The research team from the University of California San Diego will present the first AI weather agent they developed, named Zephyrus, at the 14th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) from April 23–27 in Rio de Janeiro. The research is published on the arXiv preprint server.
Since the widespread introduction of large language models (LLMs), there has been a wave of research and a deluge of predictions about what artificial intelligence (AI) will mean for the labor market, and when. There has also been research—and considerable speculation—about how AI is affecting the labor market right now. None of this research is—nor could be—the last word. In this analysis, I review a selection of recent research and find that the evidence on how AI is affecting the labor market today is inconclusive... Читать дальше...
Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera.
Gemini in Google Docs is getting new capabilities that help you create formatted first drafts based on info from your files, emails, and chats, and polish documents with less effort.
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Gemini in Google Sheets is getting smarter with the ability to build and edit spreadsheets, populate missing data, and uncover insights.
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The latest update for Gemini in Google Slides improves slide generation and editing, helping you create and refine presentations more easily.
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Google is expanding AI Overviews to Google Drive, giving users an easier way to find key information in their files.
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Google is rolling out new AI features designed to quickly flesh out Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides using data from the web and your existing Google files.
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Few brands can point to a specific date for their downfall. For Sonos—once the darling of home audio—that date is May 7, 2024, when it rolled out a disastrous app update that left many of its 15 million customers confused by hardware and software features that were suddenly unusable. When all was said and done, more than a decade of brand trust was flipped like an off switch.
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A streamlined application makes it easier than ever to apply to Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. Here are six reasons why you should apply to our eighth annual BWFI program.
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Since November, signs have appeared around the Inland Empire where people have been seized, keeping the stories of immigrants taken by ICE visible and tangible.
The Twins righthander, who had tryouts as an outfielder, discusses his first years in pro baseball and his journey to reach the big leagues.
David Fincher's sequel to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood still doesn't have a release date, but it's never too early to start taking educated guesses.
The space epic stars Ryan Gosling as a solo astronaut trying to save humanity